Help please

boyciegtir325

Posts : 259Join date : 2013-09-17

Looking to sort out some rust on rear arches but want to remove the outside horizontal plastic trim, I'm presuming that I need to do this from inside the car ?How do I get to the gromets holding the trim in place, if the rear inside card has to be removed how do I do it, and if I also need to remove the rear seats, how do I do that ?

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mike74

Posts : 754Join date : 2013-09-24Age : 45Location : Aberdeen

I think normally popped on. When I had my last R painted however some of the trim was popped AND stuck on with Tigerseal as some of the clips had broken. Try pushing a thin knife, steel ruler or even some thin wire round the back of the strip and see if its stuck or at least, where the clip is

boyciegtir325

Posts : 259Join date : 2013-09-17

I think it's clipped in, will do as you say and run some fishing wire behind to check, if it's clipped then I see no way of getting to clips other than removing panel from inside which I think also means removing back seat as well !

mike74

Posts : 754Join date : 2013-09-24Age : 45Location : Aberdeen

You don't have to do that. I'm 99% sure the plastic strip has poppers which just push in/pull out of the bodywork. None of my interior was touched when my last R was sprayed and they had all the side strips off...I distinctly remember that as the whole interior was filthy afterwards!

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Daveymeladdy

Posts : 297Join date : 2016-12-30Location : Kent

@mike74 wrote:You don't have to do that. I'm 99% sure the plastic strip has poppers which just push in/pull out of the bodywork. None of my interior was touched when my last R was sprayed and they had all the side strips off...I distinctly remember that as the whole interior was filthy afterwards!

I am having mine sprayed over the next few weeks. I am rather worried about the condition of the interior when I get it back!

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it has a pop in clip at either end which is moulded into the trim.The rest of the trim will be held in place with double sided adhesive tape (strip top & bottom) so just prise the popper free then heat with a hair dryer and carefully pull it off being careful not to bend it down or upwards

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boyciegtir325

Posts : 259Join date : 2013-09-17

Thanks Dave, yes helps a lot, good luck with those arches ! Sorry Dave, on closer inspection of you photo, is that two poppers, one with hole on bodywork and the other filled more towards drivers door ?